Chapter 8

	Natas was just about to start Armageddon, but he felt a familiar presence.
 He had felt it only once before.  "They are here," he muttered.  He exited
his private chamber to see the Sailor Scouts waiting for him.  "Very
punctual, even for your own funeral."  Serena saw Natas (still in Darien's
body), and a tear formed in her eye.  "Crying won't do you any good,
Serena.  I am Natas, son of--"
	"Yeah, yeah," said Sailor Jupiter.  "We know.  Jupiter Thunder
Crash...ZAP!"  Sailor Jupiter threw a ball of lightning toward Natas.  It
hit him, and he only laughed.
	"Sure, make stronger!  That's what I want!"  Natas raised his arms, and a
wall of fire surrounded Sailor Jupiter.  She stood in the exact center of
the circle, and was only 10 feet away from the flames.  Natas clapped his
hands, and the circle began to shrink.  "Say goodbye to your friend,
girls!"  At that time, Nephlite entered the room, and ran into the fire! 
He threw Sailor Jupiter out of the circle, at his own expense.
	"Don't give up..." he said as he breathed his last breath.  He vanished
into nothingness.
	"He was a fool," Natas mumbled.  Again, Natas raised his arms, but before
the wall of fire could rise, a white rose flew into Natas' face. 
"Aaaarrrgh!!!"  
	"Sailor Moon, I am here, by your side."  The Moonlight Knight had just had
his turn at saving Sailor Jupiter's life.
	"Moonlight Knight...but, how?"
	"Darien's body has been taken over, but not his soul.  That is something
Natas will never have as long as he continues to love you."  Natas, still
unable to move as a result of the rose hitting his face, was disgusted.
	"Ha!  Love!  What a crock of shit!  There is no such thing as love!"
	"Yes, there is," said the Moonlight Knight.  "It is the one true constant
of life."
	"There are two true constants of life.  Everybody hates and everything
burns!"  Natas was now able to move.  His eyes began to glow bright red. 
The Moonlight Knight disappeared right before fire sprouted up where he
stood.
	"Damn!" Natas shouted.
	"Darien!" Sailor Moon shouted.  "I know you're in there!  Fight it!  Don't
let him win!"
	"It's too late, Sailor Moon!  There is nothing you can do, and even the
Moonlight Knight has deserted you!  Darien does not love you."  Just then,
a voice spoke inside Serena's head.  It was Darien, who was speaking to her
telepathically.
	"Serena, my love.  Natas is an evil entity who feed off of hatred and
destruction.  Long ago, when we were friends, he was actually nice, but
now..."
	"Darien, what is happening?" Serena asked telepathically to Darien.  "What
will become of us."
	"Serena, we will be together again..."  Darien used all of his strength to
override Natas' control on him.  He found a sword, which happened to be the
one the Moonlight Knight used (he had left it behind for some reason), and
picked it up.
	"Darien, what are you doing?" Sailor Moon asked, teary-eyed.
	"I'm sorry, Serena.  This is the only way."  Darien stabbed himself in the
stomach.
	"Nooooooo!" shouted Serena.  The other Scouts simply watched in horror.
	"Serena," Darien said weakly, "we will be together again."  Darien's life
force faded out of him.  Natas escaped Darien's body before he, too was
killed.  Serena ran to Darien, and held him close to her.  Darien died in
her arms, saying "I will always love you."
	"And I you," said a weeping Serena.  Darien's body became limp, and he
stopped breathing.
	"The fool!" Natas said.  "He died for 'love'!  What a sap!"
	"Listen, you!  I've had just about enough of that!" shouted Jupiter.
	"Venus Love Chain, Encircle!" shouted Venus.  The chain hit Natas, and
weakened him greatly.  Now Sailor Moon!"
	"No!" said a strange, yet familiar voice.  "There is only one way.  This
dimension must be closed!"  The Scouts looked around, and saw Sailor Pluto.
 "Get out of here, now."  The Scouts exited the palace, and went through
the portal.
	"Dark Dome Close!" shouted Sailor Pluto.  The attack was powerful enough
to destroy the portal, and the Dark Universe was sealed off from all other
dimensions.  Natas was then killed, along with Sailor Pluto as the Dark
Universe collapsed.

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	All of the Sailor Scouts were at Raye's temple.  They were thinking of the
events that had just transpired.
	"He's gone," Serena whispered.  "I can't believe it."
	"I'm sorry, Serena," Raye said.  "I can just imagine what you're going
through.
	"No...you can't," Serena said softly.  "No one can."  Serena got up, and
went home, wondering what might have happened if they had acted sooner. 
She looked down at her skirt, and realized that she was still in Sailor
Scout form.  She did not care.  All she cared about was that Darien's
blood, her one true love's blood, was on her uniform.  She began to cry as
the sun set, and the moon shone down upon the earth.  In the Moonlight, she
could swear that she saw Darien floating away, waving to her.

				The End.


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